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The Fed’s Double Game Puts the Hurt on Growth Stocks January 10, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Education, U.S. Economy Two powerful forces have closed in on growth stocks: The Fed and the pandemic. But, what does this mean for the rest of the market? Are we seeing a dot-com peak followed by a waterfall decline … or is this just a rotation that smart investors can profit from? In today’s Your Money Matters, Ted Bauman and Clint Lee discuss the fall of growth indexes, the Fed’s tapering timeline and how you can protect and grow your portfolio.
Unusual Options Activity: Has This Country Hit Rock Bottom? January 10, 2022 Trading Strategies, True Options Masters, Unusual Options Activity FXI lost over 20% in 2021... but one unusual options trader is betting over $4 million for China's large-cap index to soar from here.
The Fed’s Great Switcheroo January 7, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Education, U.S. Economy The narrative around the Fed’s increasingly hawkish stance is that it’s reacting to consumer price inflation. That’s part of it, but I’m convinced Powell & Co. are playing at a much bigger game. Ever since the great financial crisis, asset markets have become unhealthily dependent on easy money. Besides exacerbating inequality, artificially inflated asset markets are prone to bubbles and bust. That’s why the most incisive market watchers have been saying for a long time that the Fed’s biggest challenge is to end this dependency once and for all. If that’s what the Fed is doing, how’s it going to affect markets? More importantly, which assets will suffer, and which will prosper?
Big Picture, Big Profits: Predictions for 2022 January 4, 2022 Big Picture. Big Profits., Education, Investing, U.S. Economy 2022 looks to be an interesting year for investors: a swift market rotation, continued inflation woes, volatility, midterm elections and at least three wild cards in the mix. To survive and thrive through it all, you must start with the big picture. Then you drill down to find the big profits. That's what Ted Bauman and Clint Lee do for you in this first 2022 edition of Your Money Matters. Watch now to hear what both expect of this year and the six exchange-traded funds they recommend.
Energy Will Be the Most Tradable Sector in 2022 January 4, 2022 Investing, Trading Strategies, True Options Masters One trend will define the volatility of 2022, and could have major implications for the energy sector — and your portfolio.